Bolden v. Pesavento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION EDDIE L. BOLDEN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 17-cv-417 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) ANGELO PESAVENTO, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Eddie Bolden spent 22 years in prison for double murder, before the Illinois Supreme Court vacated his convictions. The state dropped the case, and Bolden obtained a certificate of innocence. Bolden then turned around and sued the four officers from the Chicago Police Department who played a role in securing…